Uber Technologies : to Offer Grocery Delivery in Canada, Latin America

By Matt Grossman

Uber Technologies Inc. has begun offering grocery delivery in some Latin American and Canadian cities, the San Francisco-based company said Tuesday. The new service follows Uber's 2019 agreement to acquire Cornershop, a Chilean grocery-delivery startup.

Grocery orders places on Uber and Uber Eats will be delivered by Cornershop workers, Uber said. Consumers will be able to track deliveries through Uber's apps.

The service will be expanded to the U.S. later this month, Uber said. The announcement follows Uber's confirmation Monday of its plan to acquire Postmates Inc., a meal-delivery service, for about $2.65 billion.

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